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Trans Dental Monitoring Solution. Petar Ivaz Isabella Taba Bahman Sotoodian Mohammadali Khorasani. Motivation. 15% of the population avoid dental care Two categories of patients Too much anesthetic Too little anesthetic Anesthetic can wear off during operation
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Trans Dental Monitoring Solution PetarIvaz Isabella Taba BahmanSotoodian MohammadaliKhorasani
Motivation • 15% of the population avoid dental care • Two categories of patients • Too much anesthetic • Too little anesthetic • Anesthetic can wear off during operation • Pain causes uncontrollable movement • Customer loss • Controlled levels of toxic chemicals
Material Costs Trans Dental Technologies
Bahman’s Business Case • Unique product, no competition • 100% profit due to high demand (does not include labour) • $380 Initial Pricing • Providing comfort for patients • Saving dentist’s time • The Idea can be patented • Unique function Trans Dental Technologies
Teamwork • Arguments arose, multiple times • Broke off into two groups initially • Testing was done together Trans Dental Technologies
Timeline Trans Dental Technologies
What We Learned • Time Management • Not all components are created equal • Teamwork • Set meeting time half hour earlier • Troubleshooting and Testing Trans Dental Technologies
What We Learned • Time Management • Not all components are created equal • Teamwork • Set meeting time half hour earlier • Troubleshooting and Testing Trans Dental Technologies
Future • Use digital controls and interface • Add lock feature • Safer Controls • Sexier Packaging • User controlled pulse frequency • Produce clamp Trans Dental Technologies
Information Sources • Dr.Kevin Aminzadeh, Dentist • Dr. Ash M. Parameswaran, Professor of the School of Engineering Science, SFU • Dr. Parveen N.S. Bawa, Professor of the School of Kinesiology, SFU • Analog Circuit Design, Sergio Franco • Virtanen A. Electrical Stimulation of Pulp Nerves-Comparison of Monopolar and Bipolar Electrode Coupling. 1985. Elsevier. • Pepper M and Smith D. An electric tooth pulp vitality tester. 1981. Medical & Biological Trans Dental Technologies